Amusement device



Feb. 10, 1931. v. BAFARO AMUSEMENT DEVICE 2. Sheetshsheet l Filed Oct.l, 1950 NVENTOR Vincenzo ,Eafaro ATTORNEYS v Feb. 10, 1931. v. BA1-'AROi AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed Oct. l, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 afaro INVENTORWzzcenza WITNESSES ATTOR N EYS PatentecllTeb.10,` 1931 y Y, ,Y Y YPATENT FFICE i i l Y A l i 'vr-NonNzoln-n'nnno, on newvomi,v 41v. Y.

.l DEVICE; V Y l Applitation.ineaY octpbefijieao. serial no. 4857,7 681`y. This invention relatesto an amusement'deso that `the crank arms 12and 13 maybe vice constructed for the useof `children alrigidly securedthereto. `Each of these arms though capableof "being lused by adultswhen carries a chain 14, and each chain carries a -`made to the propersize. stirrup 15 whereby when a person is sitting y 'The object oftheinvention is to provide a on the seat 16 he inay'place his'feet inthe suVsteerable support capableA of being rpropelled. respective stirrups and.rotate the shaft while in the water,v the; structure being such 11,andconsequently rotate the gear `wheel 10. that some skill on' the 'partof the operator is Shaft 11 is carried' by a 'central supporti? neededto leep the device in an upright posiy and an enlargement `18 and 19lformed inki0 tion and moving in the direction desired. Y tegral withthe Casin-g1 o'r rigidly secured G@ Another object of the invention isto pro- A thereto. A longitudinally positioned drive vide a steerablefloat capable of use by one yshaft 20 is also-journaled in the itting 17and person and formed with means capable .cf v`'carries'afpinitm 21`which contiinially meshesv being propelled by the legs of the personwith. the Vgear wheel `10. `From this it will be "15 using the device.seen that Whenever shaft 11 isfretated gear 65 A further object, morespecii'ically, is to wheel 10 will be rotated and also pinion 21 providean amusement device to be used by .and'shaft 20'. Shaft'20 issupportedby suibathers, the structure being such as to `preable'bearings 22V andat the outer end carries sent a iloat capable of supporting all partsapropeller 23 which extends to the rear seas '20 of the body of theperson using the float while tozbe free from the casing 1 and free ofthe 70 propelling the person from place to place. rudder 24. Aspropeller'23 is moved, the cas- In the accompanying drawingsing andallfparts carried.l thereby A will be Figure 1 is a longitudinalvertical sectional v ymoved forward through the water. rlhis inviewthrough the amusement device discloscludes thepersonsitti'ng on seat 16.vThe rud- 25 ing an embodiment of the invention; `4der r24 is operatedby suitable cables' 25 and 75 Figure 2 is a top plan view of theinvention 26, as shown in Figure 2, said cables being shown in Figure 1;Y 4connected with Ahandle bars 27 'pivotally Figure 3 is a bottom planview of the device mounted at 28 on the 'casing 4. shown in Figure 1;From this it will be evident that the person Figure 4 is a sectionalview through Figure Sitting on the seat 16 may use his feet to oper- 801 on the line 4 4. .ate the 4stirrups 15 land thereby cause `theReferring to the accompanying drawings propeller 28 to rotate. l/Vhilehe'is doingthis by numerals, 1 indicates a casing which is f` he maymanipulate the handle bars 27 for preferably substantially tubular witha round vsteering` the device.

L' 35 rear end and a pointed front end and with a Preferably the deviceis made of 4a size to S5 fiat bottom, as shown in Figure 4. The casr bealmost submerged when the person is using ing 1 is preferably dividedinto a lower secthe same, so that the propellerl 23v will-have tion 2and a top section 4 which Vmay be ample water on which to act.

connected together in any desired manner, VFrom Figure 4 it will benoted that the cas- I 40 for instance, by screws or straps.V ing 1 isflat at the bottom. Thisassi'sts the 90 Arranged interiorly of thecasing 1v are person using the devicein holding it upright. aircompartments 5, 6, 7 and 8, compart- However, in order to add betterbalance or ments 5 and 6 being at the front and compartsteadying means',slides 29 and 30- are prements 7 and 8 being at the center ofthe rear.vided. Each of these sli'des'is provided with '145 Between the front andrear compartments is a pair" of extensions 31 operating on guide 95provided a space 9 which may be watertight rods'32 andffi. Each of theplates29 and 30 if desired, or may be opento the water. In Vare alsoprovided with one yormore slots S4 this compartment there is arranged alarge throughwhich "c laniping'thumb screws '35 bevel gear 10 rigidlysecured to av shaft 11 extend. lOrdinarily the plates 29 and 30 arev Awhich shaft extends through the casing 1 "inthe positionshow-n-inFiUureBbut when 09 sin the device is to be used they aresubstantially outward to the position shown in Figure 8 and then thethumb screws are tightened. This will give side fins which act toprevent rolling of the device.

It will be understood that numerous slight changes and rearrangement ofthe parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention. However, it is to be noted that the invention includes someform of buoyancy for the device and also a driving and steeringmechanism which may be easily operated by the person using the device,even though that person is but a mere child.

- There the device is used by a small child it may be used in waterwhich is only deep enough to reach the childs waist. Consequently,whenever the device upsets the child nia \Y readily stand up and thus hesafe against drowning.

l. An aquatic amusement devic-e including a casing, buoyancy tanksarranged in the casing, manually actuated means including stirrups andcrank arms for propelling the casing, means for steering the casing, anda plurality of sliding plates carried by the bottom of the casingadapted to be moved inwardly and outwardly as desired.

for producing` a moreorless anti-rolling action.

2. An amusement device including a casing, buoyancy tanks arranged inthe casing, means for propelling the casing, means for steering thecasing and a pair of sliding plates carried by the bottom of the casing,each plate having a slot therein, a clamping screw for each slot, andmeans for actuating said plates to an outer and inner position, saidscrews acting to clamp said plates in either position.

3. An' aquatic amusement device including a casing, a pair of buoyancytanks arranged in front of the casing, a pair of buoyancy tanks arrangedin the rear of the casing, there being a chamber left between said pairsof buoyancy tanks, a driving shaft extending transversely through saidchamber, a gear rigidly secured to said driving shaft, a pinion meshingcontinually with said gear wheel, a driving shaft rigidly connected withsaid pinion and rotated thereby, a propeller carried by said shaft androtated thereby, a crank arm arranged on each end of said firstmentioned shaft, a chain depending from the outer end of each of saidcrank arms, a stirrup connected at the free end of each of said chains,and means for steering the device.

4. An aquatic amusement device including a casing, buoyancy tanks in thecasing, means for controlling the casing, said means including a powershaft extending transversely through the casing, a crank arranged ateach end of said power shaft, a chain connected with the outer end ofeach of said cranks, a stirrup connected at the lower end of each ofsaid chains, a seat for the operator position so that the feet of theoperator may engage said stirrup, and means for steering the device.

5. An aquatic amusement device including a casing, apair of buoyancytanks arranged in front of the casing, a pair of buoyancy tanks arrangedin the rear of the casing, there being a chamber left between said pairsof buoyancy tanks, a driving shaft extending transversely through saidchamber, a vgear rigidly secured to said driving shaft, a pinion meshingcontinually with said gear wheel, a drivin()F shaft connected with saidpinion and rotate( thereby, a propeller carried by said shaft androtated thereby, a crank arm arranged on each end of said firstmentioned shaft, a stirrup connected at the free end of each of saidcrank arms, and means for steering the device.

VINCENZO BAFARO.

